The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 27, 1954, Page 1

Key West, Florida, has the most equabie climate in the country, with an average , ange of only 14” Fahrenheit For Quick Communication, * Use CLASSIFIED Ads! You'll reach buyers and sellers— tenants or workers .. . Just The Ken West Citisen DIAL 25661 or 2.5662 Today ‘VOL. LXXV. No. 282 Alger Hiss Is Out Of Maintains His Innocence On Lying Charge LEWISBURG, Communist spy ring, was re- fleased from‘ federal prison today, He inimediately pro- him were ‘“antrue. Hiss, wearing a hat. and well- topcoat brought to the enitentiaty by his wife, told news" “T shall renew my pel the deception that has been on the American people.” Hiss —_ Lewisburg. Specifically he was convicted of lying at a congres- investigation which looked into charges’ by Whittaker Cham- bers, admitted Soviet spy courier, that he had obtained government documents from Hiss, a former State Department official. Hiss was met by his wife, Pris- eilla; his 13-year-old son, Tony; and two attorney friends, Chester and Robert M. Benjamin. As through the door of the the former prisoner No. surrounded by nearly of a helicopter over wned out Hiss’ “be out but 1 Charge 3% years ofa 5-year the penitentiary at drone almost “Tm pata ac hoods” Charged at in his years in jail he not. have the opportunity to answer ‘‘falsehoods” made by “politicians and the press” about is’ career. Moers cccating somewhat hag- gard but smiling with his son at his side, said he hoped to tell tne story behind his conviction and “to, dispel the doubts” about his po- “Te ignored all. questions con- cerning the slaying of William w. Remington in the prison earlier this week, Remington, like Hiss, was convicted of perjury in con- nection with congressional queries about communism. , However, Hiss and Rentington were never linked together in the same Washington Communist as- ‘iations. " Questions Avoided. Beyond the brief statement as- serting his innocence, Hiss fended off further questioninge by news- men, rushed with his wife and son to a waiting auto and drove away. It was assumed that Hiss was heading for his apartment in New York City. { 2s. As a convict on parole, Hiss must report gionthly to a federal officer in New York for the next year and a half on how he's living, how he’s working and who are his After the parole period Hiss will be on his own. However, Hiss won’t be able to retire so soon from public gaze— even if he has that intention. Sev- eral congressional committees have announced recently they'd like to question Hiss more about his government associations, be- fore, during and after World War al. Hiss, before he quit a high post fm the State Department under Secretary Dean Acheson, was a close confidant of Presidents Franklin D, Roosevelt and Harry ‘Truman and was secretary of the 1945 San Francisco conference that | founded the United Nations. : Hiss was a lawyer before his | conviction. The perjury sentence automatically resulted in his dis- barment, and asa convict he doesn’t have the right to vote my aig _BNITED® Prison Raab Will Visit New Orleans Next Austrian Chancellor Julius Raab today was en route from iami*to New Orleans. chancellor spent yester- here, touring the javal Base. Early J left Key West about 5 Abe ™. yesterday for the drive up the Keys to Miami. ~ Mayor C. B. Harvey headed the civil and Navy brass which greeted Raab here. Among the other guests were County Commissioner Joe Allen and Mrs. Allen, County Com- missioner Harry Harris, and ‘City Commissioner Jack De- my. Asia Diplomats Press For New | Peace Parley THE dor to U.S. C. B. Harvey yesterday. Left to right: SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1954 - GETS KEY — Austrian Chancellor Julius Raab inspects key to city which was presented by Mayor Harvey; Dr. Frank Karasek, secretary of Austrian Lega- tion; Raab; Hugo Whitehouse, Austrian consul for Florida; and Dr. Karl Gruber, Austrian ambassa- Soldier Of Fortune Gets 2-Year Term Whitey Dahl Is Convicted In $33,000, Theft Resumption Of Useless Geneva Conference Called Unlikely By TOM HOGE y “NATIONS, (Nes Asian diplomats reportedly’ are pressing for new talks between (the Communists and the 16 U.N. Allies that fought in Korea in hopes of restarting negotiations for a final settlement. The plan was given little chance of Western sup; Port. The Asians sounded out -their U.N, colleagues on the Possibility of such a parley as the Assembly’s top political committee braced it- self for another go at the Korean question early next week. Communist sources here have hinted they would favor a new con- ference with the U.N. Allies, But Western delegates say they ‘Want no part of another parley like the one held in Geneva last summer. Failure Noted The U.N Allies broke off the Geneva talks after weeks of futile negotiations with the Reds. The U.N. Allies were reported readying a resolution for political committee consideration which would merely note the Geneva failure. Sources said it will omit any suggestion for action at the| present stage. Indian Delegate V. K. Krishna Menon, Prime Minister Nehru’s chief policy advisor, is reported | engaged in a series of behind the scenes huddles to see what can| be done about arranging some kind | of meeting between the two sides. | Menon’s Importance | The move is significant because Menon played a leading role in| the U.N. negotiations leading to the exchange of Korean War pris- | oners and the eventual cease-fire. | During the Assembly’s lengthy ef- | forts to end the Korean conflict, | Menon served as mediator between the Communists and the Western Powers. It was India’s resolution which laid the basis for the cease- fire formula finally accepted by | the Assembly ag just and reason- able. South Korea’s premier and for-| eign minister, Y. T. Pyun, has come here from Seoul to take part | in the debate on the possibility of free all-Korean elections and unification of the divided penin- sula. Pyun told reporters yesterday his government was unhappy about the present four-nation commis- sion supervising the Korea armis- tice. Pyun said that if the Russians are sincere in their appeals for peaceful coexistence, they. should South. YOUNGSTER ROBBED CLEVELAND \wW—A_ goateed man shoved a gun into the back of 10-year-old Lonnie Burton, who was selling magazines, and took $6.15 from his pockets, police said today. let North Korea join with the pStanted a divorce in Cireuit Court _ GENEVA, Switzerland (®}-—Har- old (Whitey) Dahl, 45-year-old American flier and soldier of fortune, was convicted today of stealing $33,000 worth of gold in order to finance a gay time with his ‘mistress at. Monte Carlo, He was sentenced to two years in prison. ‘ Dahl was found guilty by a jury of five men and one woman of taking the gold from a Swissair plane he was piloting from Paris to Geneva in October, 1953. The jury said Dahl “carried the gold from the plane and deposited it in the apartment of his mis- tress.”” The jury referred to Dahl’s Swiss girl friend, Miss Ella Ep- penberger, a former Swissair host- ess. She was arrested with Dahl in December 1953, but later was re- leased. He Lived High The prosecution chargéd Dahl used part of the gold to finance four days of high living at Monte Carlo with Miss Eppenberger. Dahl claimed he won $10,000 from the gaming tables at the famed Riviera gambling resort and used | that to take up the tab for their stay. Miss Eppehberger testified also that’ Dahl won large sums | playing roulette. | Dahl has clung steadfastly to his from the plane contained only two | | bottlés of cognac. In a faltering | voice after hearing the verdict, he said: He's Amazed “I am simply amazed at this | | example of justice in Switzerland,| of mental health, for the Florida a country that is supposed to be | Federation, together with famous for its justice.” | It was a low ebb in the career) of Dahl, who sprang into inter-| national prominence during the | Spanish revolution which put Gen. | Francisco Franco into power. Dahl flew for the Republican forces but was shot down by! Franco's men. He was sentenced | to death, then given a Teprieve. | His beautiful blonde wife, through | appeals to Franco, finally won a| pardon for him. Dahl has since | been divorced and remarried. He | is said to have a wife and three} children living in Canada, He is a | native of Sidney, Ill. She’d Rather Be Doctor Than Wife CHICAGO (#—A college medical professor, ‘who said his wife told | him her career as a doctor must} come before that of a wife, was| | yesterday. Dr. Conrad L. Pirani, 38, pro- fessor of pathology at the Uni-} versity of Illinois College of Medi- cine, was granted a divorce from Mrs. Ornella Pirani, 35, a student in Harvard University medical school. Dr. Pirani charged his wife de- serted him Jan. 5, 1953. | Boards, through County Judges or | churches, P. T. A, groups, doctors, «4 California was in the CHIT CHAT — Mrs. L. B. Rice, Austrian Chancellor Julius Raab, and Mrs. G. C. Towner (back to camera) chat at yesterday’s cock- fail party honoring the chancellor at Fort Taylor Officers Club. Survey Of Mentally Retarded _ To Be Carried Out In State Starting this week the Florida Association of Mental claim that he is innocent and that | Health and the Florida Federation of Women’s Clubs are the package he was seen carrying , joining forces to conduct a survey of all mentally retard- ed persons in the state. Under the leadership of Mrs. F. | F. Ravlin, chairman of the depart- ment of welfare, and Mrs. Clayton P. Wood, chairman of the division Mrs. Laurence A. Schroeder, state .sur- vey chairman for the Florida As- sociation of Mental Health, the | group is distributing the survey | work among the twelve district di-| rectors of the State Federation. Local Chaitman | Mrs. A. M. Morgan has been ap-}| pointed chairman for Monroe Coun- | ty. Clubwomen will collect the re-| quired information, and all work | is to be.completed by Deeember 15. . On the basis of information se- cured through agencies, such as the State Boards of Health or Pub- lie Instruction, Distriet Welfare Juvenile Courts, orthrough friends, nurses or social workers the count will be taken. Emphasis is particularly placed on the fact that the work is to be kept strictly confidential being re- corded and compiled by code num- ber. . Object of Study The main objective of the work is to collect figures on which the legislature can economically plan. Florida is one of the more baek- ward states in the entire United States in the care and rehabilita- tion of mentally retarded persons, and very lacking in facilities to handle the number of known re- tarded persons. The Florida Farm Colony out-| side of Gainesville has made great strides in the last few years, but is still handicapped by lack of funds and enough properly trained personnel, How To Report Anyone knowning of a mentally retarded person can assist the gov- ernment by reporting the case, or having it reported to one of the local ministers, to the State Wel- fare Office or directly to either Mrs. William Warren, 2.2967, or Mrs. Chester Woods, 2-2179, Confidential forms for making a report are available from the sour- ces mentioned or’ from committee members from the local Woman’s Club. Serving on Mrs, Morgan’s com- mittee from the local Woman’s Club are Mrs. Kate Monroe, Mrs. Charles Jeffers and Miss Eugenia Nicola. Members from the Junior Woman’s Club, are Mrs, Warren, Mrs. Woods and Miss Betty Willis. THIEF GETS $4.00 IN SOUTH ST. HOME A thief who broke into a South St. home some time last night gain- ed $4.00 for his efforts, police re- ported ‘today, According to the report of Pa- trolman Lionel Soriano, the thief gained entrance by smashing a rear door in the home of Hilda Cunniff, 404 South St. The money was taken from a purse, he added. IN THE U.S.A. PRICE FIVE CENTS Britain Battered Sails For Cardenas The “City of Key West” left for Cardenas, Cuba, shortly af- ter 10 a. m. today, bearing 26 Passengers and 70 passengers. It marked the first trip for her new master, Capt. Robert M. Creighton, a veteran of 20 years at sea. Meanwhile, company officials announced that the entire crew. of the ship has been re-hired. They had been removed in the wake of reports of dissension and possible sabotage to the vessel. Only Capt. Capt. George H. Reid and his first mate were not rehired. Company officials said that advance bookings are still com- ing in at a brisk rate. No Let-up Seen ) today of traffic-paralyzing, ey. marting Smog and ‘fog that the weather man says’ will continue over the weekend, Indicative of the blinding effect of the fog, which rolled 10 miles inland from the Pacific, was traffic report of 1,470 crashes since the dense, ground-hugging mist started last Wednesday. However, only two deaths were attributed directly to traffic. Fog closed Los Angeles inter- national and Long Beach Airports again last night, Lockheed Airport at inland Burbank, usually free of fog, was closed for an hour, then reopened, Visibility in Los Angeles Harbor was three quarters of a mile, The fog slowed but did not stop the movement of ships. Fog horns .in the harbor at Santa Monica had wailed steadily 48 hours. Santa Grounded Even Santa Claus was grounded by fog in Santa Monica. Retail merchants there had arranged for him to arrive by helicopter. The children were on-hand, ‘despite the gloom and the mist, but old Santa just couldn’t fly through the fog. The merchants changed signals and Santa finally showed up late, riding in a slow-moving bus. The kids weren’t impressed. Cities in the metropolitan Los Angeles area were asked to refrain from burning trash until the smog and fog seige is ended. Dr. Frederick D. Newbarr, Los Angeles County’s chief autopsy surgeon, said microscopic studies will be made of three infants who died of respiratory ailments ad added “but we have no test to determine definitely that smog in any way contributed to their deaths.” Autopsies indicated yes- terday two of ithe infatts suc- cumbed. to pneumonia. Los Angeles police arranged for extra duty officers to handle the anticipated weekend traffic. Jail Problem: Is McNally In Or Out MANCHESTER, England w— The big question in Manchester’s Strangeways Jail today is: Has Thomas McNally escaped or is he McNally, a 24-year-old convicted housebreaker, disappeared from his cell two days ago. But prison Officials say they believe he is still somewhere inside the prison’s 12- acre compound. Strangeways is widely known among the inmates as “Hidey Hole Hall” because of the many odd places within its walls where a man may hide. Guards have searched several of these for Mc- Nally without success. ‘City Of Key Wes?’ Worst Floods By Violent Storm; 2 Ships Are Lost In Thirty Years Threaten Midlands LONDON (AP) — Seven seamen were feared dead and the fate of hundreds of others hung in the balance today as hurricane-force winds and raging seas battered ships around the British Isles. Two: vessel sunk. Is were reported The wind and rain threatened England with its worst floods in 30 years. Thousands of acres already were ine undated in the south and midlands, and weathermen pre- dicted the storm would continue two more days. Traffie Death Brings County Total To 19 West Virginia Man Dies Friday In Highway Accident Frank H. Cundiff, 49, of Huntington, W. Va., died in Archer S m it h Hospital, Homestead, at 11:30 p, m. yesterday of injuries suffer- ed in an auto. crash earlier in the day. Ronnie Roneau, dispatch- er at the Florida Highway Patrol station at Marathon, said Cundiff was injured about 2:30 p. m. yesterday when the northbound car in which he was riding ran off U.S. 1 at Jewfish Creek and crashed. Cundiff’s death was Mon- roe County’s 19th traffic fa-. tality of the year. Ronneau also said that W. T. Fredeking received a back injury in the wreck and was taken to the same hos- pital. Ronneau had no age and address for Fredeking. The dispatcher said Highway Pa- trolman Robert Young inves- tigated the crash. Morales Gets Official Word Of Appointment Edelmiro Morales received Fri- day his letter of appointment to be a member of the Everglades Fire Control Board from Monroe County. The letter which was signed by Acting Governor Charley Johns said: “I was pleased to appoint you as a_member of the Everglades Fire Control Board from Monroe County. I am confident you will render an outstanding service to your state and community while serving in this capacity. Morales actively supported’ Johns as a candidate for governor dur- ing the last campaign. When asked if he had ever met Johns, Morales replied that he had not. He added also that he did not have the ‘slightest inkling of the appointment before seeing a recent Associated Press release announ- cing it. Ice Cap Takeoff ST. JOHNS, Nfld. The U. gs, Air Force says one of its Planes has landed and taken off from a 1€,300-foot point on the Greenland ice cap. The announcement claimed it was the highest known {said-33 men were on one hal The 20,125-ton oil tanker World Concord’ ,broke in two, and its halves drifted miles apart. A German traw- ler hit a World War II mine, A lightship went aground. An unidentified vessel of about 1,000 tons was feared lost. A Dutch motor ship Was swept onto a rock. The Liberian-registered “World Concord, with a erew of 42 Greeks, split in two sections off the coast of South Wales. Coastguardsmen said winds with gusts of more than 80 miles an hour were whip- Ping the seas into a fury, putting the crew members “in great peril.” The. British.“ Admir, % the ship and nine on the other. The Ri a Navy ireraft i Royal Navy ai ¢ Elustrious stood by to raahies the tug Turmoil, which aided in the drama of the broken Flying Enterprise three years ago, also steamed in to assist. Helicopters flew ie the storm to try rescues, _ The big ship, just put into serv- ice this yéar, is owned by the World Tanker Corp, Headed by Greek Shipping magnate Stavros Niarchos. The vessel was reported bound empty from Britain to the eastern Mediterranean, The lightship South Goodwin, patrolling the treacherous Goodwin Sands outside Dover Harbor in the English Channel, was ripped from her moorings and wound up on her side on a sandbar. Crewmen Tr Coastguard reports said seven of the crew of eight were trapped inside, A U.S. Air Force helicop- ter from Ramsgate Base snatched the eighth crewman from -the vessel. The rescued seaman said four shipmates were trapped in the galley and the other three in an airtight compartment. He said there was little hope they could have survived. The helicopter returned to the ship with a cutting torch and div- ing equipment. While ships tossed like corks in mountainous seas surrounding Brite ain, the 81,000-ton liner Queen Mary left Southampton for Cher- bourg, France, and New York early today after a 24-hour delay caused by the weather, Safe Start The wind was still gusting strongly but tugs maneuvered the liner safely out of the ocean dock. The heavy seas hammered at coastal walls rebuilt and fortified after Britain’s disastrous floods and storms of 1953. Churning water tore a 20-yard gap in the sea wall at Seaford, on the channel, The main street of Christchurch, a Hampshire seaport town, was under four feet of water, the worst flood there since 1917. Firemen sang nursery..songs to calm children they rescued from sea front homes in Cornwall. Hun- dreds of householders there moved their belongings to the top floors. BENEFIT CLAIMS UP WASHINGTON (#—The Labor Department says initial claims for unemployment benefits rose by 41,- 600 during the week.ended Nov. 20 to a total of 288,700. Upson Wall Board